Cockermouth School
About the school
Cockermouth School is an open secondary school in Cumberland.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 8 February 2024
- Published
- 13 March 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 51.9
- Cumberland
- 42.3
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Cumberland
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 57.80%
- Cumberland
- 36.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 73.10%
- Cumberland
- 57.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 53.40%
- Cumberland
- 32.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.8
- Cumberland
- 3.76
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B
Average A-level points
- School
- 41.39
AAB or better
- School
- 39.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1285
Girls
49.49%
Boys
50.51%
SEN support
11.36%
Education, health and care plan
5.84%
English as an additional language
3.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
15.35%
Overall absence
8.95
Persistent absence
23.99
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
210
Sustained education or employment
94%
Education
82%
Apprenticeship
10%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
4%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
111
Sustained education or employment
89%
Higher education
59%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
9%
Employment
20%